Henry Stronach

Henry Stronach
Personal information
Full name
Henry Donald Stronach
Born(1865-01-27)27 January 1865
Deepdell Station, Macraes Flat, Otago, New Zealand
Died12 April 1932(1932-04-12) (aged 67)
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1892/93–1894/95Otago
Source: CricInfo, 25 May 2016

Henry Donald Stronach (27 January 1865 – 12 April 1932) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played six first-class matches for Otago between the 1892–93 and 1894–95 seasons.[1]

Stronach was born at Deepdell Station in North Otago but grew up in Dunedin and attended Otago Boys' High School in the city. His father, Donald Stronach, was a manager for the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company in Dunedin.[2][3] A keen sportsman, he played rugby union for Pirates FC and cricket for Carisbrook Cricket Club in the city and was the first batsman to score a century on the Carisbrook ground.[3]

After leaving school, Stronach worked in the insurance industry, first for South British Insurance before resigning in 1894 to move to become the New Zealand manager for the Straits Insurance Company. After working for a variety of companies within the sector, he finished his career as the manager for Otago and Southland for Commercial Union Assurance.[4]

Four of Stronach's six first-class cricket matches were played during the 1892–93 season. He made his Otago representative debut against Hawke's Bay in December 1892, opening the batting and scoring seven runs in his only innings as Otago won by an innings. After playing in all of Otago's other first-class matches during the season, he appeared against Hawke's Bay again the following season before making his final first-class appearance against Fiji in February 1895. In his six matches he scored a total of 31 runs, with a highest score of 10. In December 1895 he umpired a first-class match between Otago and New South Wales at Carisbrook.[5]

Stronach died at Dunedin in April 1932 after a short illness.[6] He was aged 67.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Henry Stronach". CricInfo. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  2. ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 126. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
  3. ^ a b Dunedin notes, Lake Wakatip Mail, issue 4044, 12 April 1932, p. 4. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 22 January 2024.)
  4. ^ Obituary: Mr HD Stronach, Otago Daily Times, issue 21612, 6 April 1932, p. 7. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 22 January 2024.)
  5. ^ Henry Stronach, CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 January 2024. (subscription required)
  6. ^ Personal, Otago Daily Times, issue 21597, 18 March 1932, p. 10. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 22 January 2024.)